Founder and Former Managing Director, APLŸS Consulting

Mae Bruton-Adams is the founder and former managing director of APLŸS Consulting, an environmental consulting firm focused on sustainable development and climate resilience. She is also the founder of the Kaselehlie Press, the longest-running newspaper in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Since 2003, she has served as the French Honorary Consul to the FSM.

Mae has nearly two decades of experience in conservation management and government relations through her work with the FSM Mission to the United Nations, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the French Honorary Consul to the FSM.

Earlier in her career, Mae worked in investment banking with the Unit Investment Trust department at Reich and Tang in New York, blending financial expertise with her passion for environmental advocacy.

Mae is also actively involved in promoting health and fitness as the president of the FSM Swimming Association and the founder of the Micronesia Fitness Club. A lifelong sports enthusiast, she played tennis and ran track during her school years. Since joining CrossFit Kona in 2019, she has continued to stay active with CrossFit workouts in Pohnpei. Her hobbies include tennis, hiking, and writing poems and short stories.

 Mae was born in Texas and raised on the island of Chuuk. She is married and a proud mother of four children.